Happy Houndz Dog Obedience Training

Happy Houndz Dog Obedience Training All our training is reward based and force free. Gerri Burton runs Happy Houndz obedience classes at Tideswell and Buxton. They are 6 week courses and cost ยฃ75.

Relaxed and informal obedience classes run by experienced and qualified dog training instructors. ยฃ77 for 6 week course. 1-2-1 sessions at your home by appointment. Classes are open to all breeds and ages of dog as long as they are vaccinated and don't have aggression issues. * Problems with aggression should be dealt with by a qualified behaviourist in the appropriate setting. Having completed

a beginner's course, owners can then bring their dog to the advanced classes (6 weeks) where learning gets a bit more involved and we also do a bit of basic indoor agility for fun. There are 2 trainers at Tideswell and 2 at Buxton. We try to keep classes small so dogs and owners are as relaxed as possible. Happy Houndz is an independent dog training business but I am a member of the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme, working towards accreditation. I have worked with dogs for 25 years and have run classes for 16 years. I have qualifications in Dog Training Theory, Canine Psychology and Behaviour, Canine Nutrition and Canine 1st Aid and more. I have experience of working with and rehabilitating rescue dogs. I do 1-2-1 sessions with owners and their dogs in their homes for problem solving and obedience issues (please enquire about these competitive rates). For more info or to book a 1-2-1, or place at one of the classes please contact me by phone or email.

30/03/2025
22/02/2025

Yippee!
We're fully booked for our courses starting in March ๐Ÿพ
Now taking bookings for May!!

23/12/2024

Lots of wags & woofs and a Merry Christmas
to all our friends.
From Gerri & Lesley
Happy Houndz Dog Training๐Ÿพ

07/11/2024

๐™…๐™ช๐™™๐™œ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.

Yesterday a passer by at the park felt the need to pass loud judgement on a dog I was working with when they were having a 'moment'. It wasn't kind, it wasn't helpful and it wasn't necessary.

Something I often hear from clients is how aware they are of the judgement of others when they are out with their dogs.

If their dog is lunging, barking or otherwise seen as behaving 'badly', they feel the weight of strangers' eyes on them. Sometimes the judgment is just an eye roll or a tut....sometimes it's more explicit - being shouted or sworn at. Either way they feel shamed and embarrassed.

I can say, almost certainly, that those doing the shaming have never had a reactive dog themselves. They have never had to deal with not getting the dog they hoped for. Never had to walk their dog at the crack of dawn or late at night in an attempt to avoid other people. Never felt their heart sink when something unexpected happens and their best laid plans go wrong. Never felt the mixed emotions of embarrassment, sadness and frustration when their dog kicks off yet again. Never cried when they've had to abandon another walk. Never felt dread at the sound of "it's ok...he's friendly". Never felt the pressure to correct their dog because they need to be seen to be 'doing something'.

For those feeling judged remember that other people's opinions affect you only as much as you let them. Take a deep breath, shake it off and move on. Easier said than done at first but, like any skill, it gets easier with practice. Don't compare your dog to others. No two dogs are the same and, as the saying goes, comparison is the thief of joy. Ditch the shame. It's corrosive and toxic. Do the best you can in any situation and seek help if you need it. If you do that no one can ask more of you. And know that you're not alone. For every eye roll you receive there's probably also someone who's watching sympathetically because they've been there.

And if you've caught yourself eye rolling and tutting and rushing to judgement try to put yourself in that person's shoes. No one enjoys being the person with 'that' dog. It's never what people planned and they are generally trying their best in a bad situation. When you see a reactive dog kicking off know that, in that moment, both the dog and its owner are having a hard time and ask yourself whether a critical comment from you is going to make things better for anyone?

Being the owner of a reactive dog is hard enough. Let's not make it any harder.

04/10/2024

Deny Entry to the UK for Ivan Balabanov due to Animal Cruelty Practices

29/09/2024

Yippeee!!
Tell your pooches -
Beginner's classes starting in Hope-
Weds 23rd Oct @ 1.15pm

09/06/2024

A dogs neck is a very delicate part of their body!

The neck and cervical spine contain the spinal cord, this is where the nerves of the front legs originate. Excessive paw licking is quite often misdiagnosed as allergies when it is in fact pain.

Putting stress on the neck can cause painful disc damage and shoulder problems

A dog has the same number of vertebrae as a giraffe (think about that before choking a dog)

One of the most important structures of the nervous system "The Vagus Nerve" originates at neck level and this controls life essential organs like lung, heart, stomach, and intestinal tract.

The Thyroid gland is located in the neck. If this gets inflamed the immune system trys to remove the inflamed cells.
The destruction of the Thyroid gland cells can lead to hypothyroidism

Increased pressure put on the Jugular vein can cause seizures
Ear and Eye issues are significantly increased

Being je**ed on a lead causes whiplash and bruising.

The epidermis of a dog is only 3-5 cells thick
A humans is 10-15 cells thick

So WHY would anyone want to use a noose ....sorry I mean a slip lead?

A well fitted Y shaped harness is the safest and kindest peice of equipment to use.

โญ Great RECALL session yesterday using food reinforcers and games with 4 year old Labrador Max. We'll progress this at t...
01/05/2024

โญ Great RECALL session yesterday using food reinforcers and games with 4 year old Labrador Max. We'll progress this at the next session. โ˜†Never to late too late to work on that recall (or anything else)!
๐ŸพHappy Houndz Obedience Training ๐Ÿพ

29/04/2024

Meet Effie!!

Another newbie this weekโ€ฆ a 2.5yr old โ€˜Newfypooโ€™โ€ฆ sheโ€™s a cross between a Newfoundland & Standard Poodle! Sheโ€™s a big girl (40KG)โ€ฆ with A LOT of fur!

Effie came to us due to her owners ill health.. sheโ€™s a loveable girl with a big personality! Effie loves people - sheโ€™s very friendly and sociableโ€ฆ sheโ€™s not used to living with children, but could be homed in a home with older children.. sheโ€™s got a very placid nature.

Effie is great with other dogs, and has had play dates with some of the dogs in our care! She could go to a home with another dog - depending on a dog meeting. Sheโ€™s not used to cats.

She loves her walksโ€ฆ playtime is the great.. but her favourite is water!! She loves a paddle and a swim ๐Ÿ™ˆ. She will need an active home..

Due to her size, Effie has the potential to be very strong on the leadโ€ฆ however, for the most part she does walk nicely. Her new owners must have time to dedicate to her ongoing training.

Effie isnโ€™t really used to be left on her own, so time along may need to be built up gradually.

Obviously due to her parents, Effie has a lot of fur and is minimal shedding - she will need regular grooming!

Enquiry form โฌ‡๏ธ
https://ashbourneanimalwelfare.org/dog-adoption-enquiry-form-2/

29/04/2024

Yesterday I read a post on a colleague's page which should have been entirely noncontroversial. The post stated that dogs shouldn't be regularly crated for 8 hours or more at a time. Incredibly some people pushed back hard on that point on the basis it excluded people who worked full time/long hours from having a dog.

And there's the rub. ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™– ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ. Much as they might want one. Not everyone's lifestyle is compatible with dog ownership. Which can be a bitter pill to swallow if you desperately want a dog in your life but that doesn't make it any less true.

Dogs need social contact*. They need space to move*. To deprive them of these things has a detrimental effect on their well being, no matter how loved they may be. So if the only way someone can fit a dog into their life is to leave it alone & crated for 8-10 hours every day they really need to do some soul searching and consider the dog's experience, not just their own wants.

If you do work out of the home for long hours and still want a dog in your life then you have to be prepared to pay for support to help you care for your dog - a dog walker, pet sitter, day care etc. And high quality, ethical pet care costs.

Does that mean that those who work long hours out of the home and can't afford high quality pet care can't have a dog? Yes, very possibly.

Owning a dog isn't a right. It's a responsibility which means that you have to consider the dog's welfare ahead of your own wants. There will be many such decisions along the way and the first one is whether your lifestyle can meet a dog's most basic needs. And if it can't, the answer should be 'no'.

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*๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ด:
โ€ข ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜‰, ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜” ๐˜‰ ๐˜, ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜‘, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ ๐˜ž, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜‘ ๐˜ˆ (1998). ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ด, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ 58: 365-381.
โ€ข ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜‰, ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ž, ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜” ๐˜‰ ๐˜, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜‘ ๐˜ˆ, ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜‘ (1999๐˜ข). ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ 66: 233-242.

09/03/2024

Happy 1st Birthday Banjo!! ๐Ÿฅณ

Banjo is a happy Jack Russell x Papillon who has been โ€˜on holdโ€™ for somebody for a few weeks, but heโ€™s now back available for adoption!

Heโ€™s a really sweet natured lad with bags of character! Heโ€™s a lively little soul, and loves to run and play!

He could live in a family home with children over 5yrs, and could share his home with other dogs (depending on a dog meeting).

He would like a home with people who have lots of time to dedicate to his ongoing training, as well as plenty of exercise and play time!!

Enquiry form โฌ‡๏ธ
https://ashbourneanimalwelfare.org/dog-adoption-enquiry-form-2/

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St. Anne's Community Centre, Buxton/Loxley Hall, Hope S33 6RH
Buxton
SK176PX

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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